Chapter 146

Brandon’s gaze brought Sophia to a screeching halt, leaving her feeling awkward as all get out.

She had bolted over to the hall the second she hopped out of the cab.

The second she stepped into the hall, she was greeted with a massive, fire-engine red banner screaming “A Warm Celebration of Star Dempsey Architects’ Grand Opening!” and the buzz of a party in full swing in the reception area.

In that moment, a wave of cold feet washed over her as she got closer to home turf.

The timing of her card drop was kinda iffy.

While she was on the fence about whether to crash the party or not, Brandon caught sight of her, and those piercing peepers of his threw her for a loop.

Brandon’s deep, cold gaze was like a riddle wrapped in an enigma-she couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

The courage she had mustered up was slowly but surely deflating under his intense stare.

Suddenly, she was second-guessing whether she had shown up at an inopportune time.

Don also spotted her and flashed a grin that had a hint of surprise when he did.

Sophia couldn’t help but return the smile before her eyes drifted back to Brandon.

Brandon was still in the same pose, the same intense, cold stare, just standing there, motionless across the crowd, giving her the eye.

People at the venue started to pick up on Brandon’s unusual stare, craning their necks to sneak a peek at Sophia.

head turns sparked

to look

comfy with all eyes on her.

to leave, figuring she’d better wait outside in the lobby and not stir

face turned to ice, he chucked the mic onto the table, and leaped off the stage, striding through the crowd towards the departing Sophia at the

room went bananas.

was flabbergasted by the sudden turn of events, their heads swiveling towards Brandon on

and frantic, and as he nearly reached Sophia, he suddenly reached out,

face a blank

now?” Brandon demanded, his voice as cold and deep

to get her bearings, her hand instinctively pointing towards the public area’s

not softening one bit as he kept his eyes locked

loss under his intense scrutiny, “What’s up?”

his hand snaking around her neck,

Sophia fell silent.

erupted with

of the

antsy and confused, craning their necks, trying to catch a glimpse of the action

oblivious to the drama unfolding outside. She only saw Brandon

pulling a colleague towards her and quickly moving towards the

Sophia into a kiss, slamming the reception

mic with a smile, steering the chatter back to the opening ceremony.

who missed the action outside sighed as they watched the door close, whispering to their neighbors, trying

working overtime, coughed pointedly

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